Lobar pneumonia - Answers Pneumonia in which the entire lobe is affected by a bacterial infection that
has caused consolidation of the alveoli
Alpha-1Antitrypsin - Answers Deficiency of what enzyme can lead to severe emphysema
Aspiration pneumonia - Answers Pneumonia that is commonly caused by the aspiration of oral
anaerobic flora
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome - Answers Conditions that cause micro-vascular injury that leads to
inflammation and is fatal in almost half of the cases
Atypical pneumonia - Answers Interstitial infection due to viruses or chlamydia is often the cause of
Pleural effusion - Answers Accumulation of fluid in the pleural space is known as
Pneumococcus - Answers The most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia
Neutrophilila - Answers CBCs often reveal what in patient's with community-acquired pneumonia
Lymphocytosis - Answers CBCs often reveal what in patient's with atypical pneumonia
Non-atopic asthma - Answers Tobacco smoke and air pollutants are often the cause of
Influenza - Answers One of the bacteria that often causes bronchopneumonia is Haemophilus
Nosocomial Pneumonias - Answers MRSA and VRFE are commonly seen in
Silicosis - Answers The most common chronic occupational disease
Atelectasis - Answers The name for a collapsed lung
Costophrenic angle - Answers The area on the lung that is block in some cases of pneumonia is called
ARDS - Answers Airless lungs are seen in X-ray are a sign of
Emphysema - Answers The use of accessory muscles of respiration and a barrel chest are seen in
Interstitium - Answers The thin, elastic connective tissue that connects the alveoli together and houses
the capillaries
Lobar pneumonia - Answers Characterized by the involvement of an entire lobe
ARDS - Answers Smoke inhalation and drowning may trigger
Atypical pneumonia - Answers A less severe clinical course and minimal radio-graphic findings are
characteristic of